As Health Secretary Wes Streeting launched his Red Tape Challenge to free up more GP time for patients, the Epilepsy Society issued a sharp reminder that resolving medication shortages would also ...

GPs estimate they spend 10-20% of their time on admin, as well as tasks generated by issues with primary and secondary care communication. The Health and Social Care Secretary announced that the ...

Our step-by-step guide to the recovery position shows you how to help someone recover after a tonic clonic seizure. These steps should be followed once the shaking has stopped. We send monthly ...

Non-epileptic seizures (NES) or functional (sometimes called dissociative) seizures may look similar to epileptic seizures but they are not caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. This ...

We offer the below two courses face-to-face, or online. All delegates receive a certificate of attendance. We recommend that this training takes place every two years. 6-hour course providing ...

The ketogenic diet is one treatment option for children or adults with epilepsy whose seizures are not controlled with anti-seizure medications (ASMs). The diet may help to reduce the number or ...

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), a group of the world's leading epilepsy professionals, classifies seizures by dividing them into groups depending on: Seizures are also described ...

The cause of your seizures may also be the cause of some of your memory difficulties. Memory difficulties and seizures may both be symptoms of the same underlying problem in the brain. It is normal to ...

Different epilepsies are due to many different underlying causes. The causes can be complex, and sometimes hard to identify. A person might start having seizures because they have one or more of the ...

Sodium valproate can cause serious problems in a developing baby. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued regulations on the way it is prescribed to both men and ...

Whether to drink alcohol or take recreational drugs is a personal choice, but it is worth knowing the possible effects they could have on your epilepsy. Alcohol or recreational drugs can cause ...